Well this was a find!! There are all kinds of small surprising campgrounds in towns across Canada…read morethat pop up once you start looking, and when we weren't in the path of a provincial park and the baby was hitting a wall, well, we were looking alright! The campground at Kinetic Park is so cool because there are just a few spots to camp and you pay by dropping your money in a box next to the sign in book, and you're literally right in the heart of what feels like a country fair, exhibition ground. If there had been a fair going on these would have been prime spots and probably filled up earlier, but it was pretty quiet when we rolled in. The bathrooms were super clean, flush toilets etc, just perfect for our purposes. Nice little sites with trees and services for campers. We got to roam around and enjoy the amazing heritage architecture that's been gathered on these grounds under the banner of Doc's Village - an amazing little portrait of life on the Canadian prairies over the last 150 years. Even the more 'modern' buildings are like 60s era, kind of brutalist vibe, and then all there lovely old barns, it would be so dreamy to be here for a country fair. If I were doing Yelp events in Swift Current this would be one of my dream venues.
The only reason I docked a star really wasn't the fault of anybody at the park grounds, but in the middle of the night a car came joyriding in the lot right in front of the campsites, whipping around, screeching wheels and tires, blazing lights through our windows and scaring the bejeezus out of us thinking they'd lose control and fly into us. It lasted so long and seemed so out of control and drunk that we eventually called the police, which of course is when the car took off. It's possible this is a regular place for Swift Current teens to blow off steam (I can see myself drawn to the old buildings at night if I were a kid out here) so that's the reason a dock a star and offer a caution for other travellers.
Hopefully other yelpers can speak to other experiences of this sweet spot!
